by Sean Moran at Breitbart News
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) and Senate Republicans on Thursday announced a hold policy on numerous President Joe Biden nominees in response to the 46th president’s “radical lawfare” against former President Donald Trump and other political opponents.
Vance led an effort alongside Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), and Eric Schmitt (R-MO) to block swift confirmation of roughly four dozen of Biden’s nominees throughout various positions of the government.
This includes judicial nominees, a nominee for deputy undersecretary for the Treasury Department, and a general counsel nominee for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI).
Under the blockade, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) would have to waste significant time to confirm the nominees.
U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance, of Ohio, speaks to reporters, Thursday, June 6, 2024, at a town hall in Phoenix organized by the conservative youth organization Turning Point. The event marked former President Donald Trump’s first appearance in a battleground state since he was convicted in a hush money scandal. (AP Photo/Ty O’Neil)
The announcement comes as Trump is expected to meet with House and Senate Republicans on Thursday.
The Senate Republicans said in a joint written statement:…
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